Coordinators knew the event would attract those who are seeing the clothing for the first time as “new” trends and those who have seen it on the fashion merry-go-round before, which is another way of saying, a wide age group.

“People never really want to admit they have this stuff squirreled away in the back of their closets for just such an occasion, but they do,” the museum’s Director of Education Chris Kleinjans joked.

It tied together an experience with an exhibit — “Polyester: American Fashion of the 1960s and 1970s” that will be in the museum’s Wichers Gallery through Aug. 24, organizers said.

“I like the ’60s,” Dykstra said.

Aunt and niece came Saturday to check out the fashions.

“I like some of the stuff (from the ’70s) — if they can weed out the bad,” Veen said.

“There was some pretty bad stuff. ... I’d really like to see the ’50s come back. Then I wouldn’t feel old.”

Local retailers outfitted the fashion show. Clothes came from Roxie’s Vintage, 214 College Ave. Stylists from Gretchen’s Landing, 436 Washington Ave., did the models’ hair. Monique Borrego created the reconstructed vintage jewelry that sells at local retailers.

The first priority for clothes, Roxie’s owner Michelle Pawlak said, was that they be polyester. Some were vintage and others just looked like they were, she said.

“If the dress is cute — we’ll do it,” Pawlak said.

The Holland Museum has an ample collection of clothing from many eras, including the polyester-clad ’70s.